Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-18

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.'Guineas." said Shadrach.
No one else making "A sign. the contest
proceedrd actively between the two opp"-
nents. the one steadily progressing with
pounds and the other immediately cap
ping him with guinesS, n murmur oi as
touishment circulated among the hNstand
ers: and the leviathan picture dealer OF
COttonopoliS. after a contemptuOus glance
at the object Of their rivalry. honOred the
competitors with a polouged stare, eNi-
IDENTIFY regarding them rs Il couple of luna
tics.
Twice aS much rs il is worth, grum-
bled Mr. Ferguson, but ! suppose had
better 60 on
AT length the struggle came to climax;
the clerks final bid of 600 was followed
by the inevitable nod Of his adversary
whereupon the former collapsed with a
negative shake of the head, and after the
usual formula If No advance on n hun
dred guineas," from the auCtioneer, down
went the hammer, and Shadrach. rejon-
ing his employer, congratulated him on
his acquisition.
.''See that the picture is brought to-
morrow morning 10 this address, said
VI u -AsN'AiH A'a''A '''' N'sA''
the check will be ready -
What & surprise for Septimus, said
the delighted Mrs. Palecourt Ia her brother,
a. they sal dawdllng over their dessert.
How pleased he will be-
Mot SO sure Of that" gruffiy replied
Tom. Rather more than he bargained
for. fancy However, he went on, rs
a cab stopped at the door. here he is to
l. h,
advice you won't say 4 word about IL until
he has had something 10 eat.
When the Traveller had recruited his
energies with the aid Of n rechauffe
dinner, his wife. unable any longer TO re-
strain her impatience, burst ont with the
news.
What do You think has happened,
dear, since you We're away, The picture
is yours.
lis it," replied Mr. Palecourt, with less
enthusiasm rh-H So expected, and Won
derng in hi. own miu,' how she knew il.
What's titt figure
A hunured guineas.
"Guineas"' echoed Septimus, not over
pleased The fellow has gone beyond my
commission, - he thought.
Yes" continued Sophy. in great ex-
element Tom went down 10 the rooms
ON purpose 10 buy it for Won" "
Tom" exclaimed her husband, thor
oughly puzzled What had he TO do
with it left commission myself for q
hundred pounds
"You did," said Mr.. Ferguson. Then,
my good fellow. you've made a pretty
mess Of ii. for we have been bidding against
each other all the time"
1T wasn't TENS fault" interposed
Mrs. Palecourt, he did il TO oblige me |
was so anxious you shouldn't miss il. IL |
had only known you intended bidding
Yourself
Never thought of il until WAS half
way to the station" growled Septimus,
still harping on the unnecessary outlay.
However, when morning came, and with
it the picture. its owner, who. in the mean
tipe, had reflected that after all he had
got il al a ridicunuSly low price, felt equal
TO discharging his liability, including
Shadrach's commission, with tolerably
good grace: and before many days had
elapsed the newly framed masterpiece oc-
cupied the place of honor in the gallery Of
Thurloe square. SO elated, indeed, was
Septimus with the possession of such "A
treasure that he literally talked Of nothing
else; and il was confidently whispered, by
the chosen few invited 10 inspect the
marvel. that poor Palecourt had decidedly
Cuyp on the brain.
Some weeks later. while strOlling in
Piccadilly, he came across II club aC-
Quaintance, Nassingham by name; one OF
those pillars of the turf who, when race
meetings are slack, occasionally turn up
in London.
"Hullo," shouted that worthy; haven't
seen you Cor al age. still at the old
place, eh, ! must look you mp one ot
these days
DO" said Septimus, profting by tho
occasion 10 introduce his favorite hobby.
Come and lunch. aud III show You a
gem Of a picture have just added 10 my
collection -
'Al right. I'm no great judge uf that
sort of th;ug. though | ought 10 he, il
tastes followed suit. My father had a
fancy tina; way, and when he died. AZ
paintings were not exactly in my line,
sent the whole lot 10 the rooms last month
and realized a tidy sum The best Of L.
was, regularly fioored old Moss"
Moss said Mr.. Paiecourt, inquir-
ingly.
why, | thought everybody knew
Moss, the hill disCounter; lives i'll a little
street of Holborn. The fact is, year or
two ago had been hard hit on the CeSare-
witch, and was couple of hundred short
when settling day came. So | went TO
Moss and managed 10 get half in cash and
the remainder in a case Of the most vii
laiEous champagne You ever tasted and a
dauo of a picture he called a cattle piece,
not worth fiver, but which he swore
Cthose fellows who swear anything, You
know was painted by some famous Dutch
man.
Not Cuyp," faltered Septimus, begin
ming 10 feel uncomfortable.
That's the name said Massingham.
'Three cows and two chaps smoking their
pipes and leaning against tree. Well, I
made up the money somehow, and kept
the thing until the other day when sent
IL in with the rest: and what do you think.
Two idiots ran il up over u hundred, and
/ wish the one who got it joy Of his bar
gain When told Moss he was furions
Bye bye, old man; III see you before /
leave town, and have "A look al Your
gem.
In take very good care you don't"
said Mr.. Palecourt TO himself, as he
walked moodily homeward.
Next day the apOcryphal ''Cuyp' was
degraded from its high estate. and uncere-
consigned TO the lumber room;
and it is currently reported that our friend
Septimus is 9TH in quest of a more au-
thentic work of art 10 tit into the empty
Argosy.
Name of Glass Color.
The unique name Of class color in a
university not far from Boston is No. 5. ~
When the freshman class met TO select its
color it found the duty full of difficulties
What color could be chosen which had
not already been anpropriated by the pre-